[BC] High Gain vs Low Gain Antennas

Craig Bowman craig1 at shianet.org
Mon Feb 23 06:44:02 CST 2009


And that's why they call it F'n Magic.

Craig Bowman

Alan Alsobrook wrote:
> Craig Bowman wrote:
>> This make s a good argument for fewer bays. 
>
> I know I've brought this up before in this discussion, but all 
> theories be dammed, V-103 (WVEE) in Atlanta was using a 14 bay RCA w 
> raydomes with the antenna side mounted on a 500' tower. They upgraded 
> going to a panel antenna at the top of a 1000' tower. Prior to the 
> "Upgrade" they were solid anywhere within a 150 mile radius of 
> Atlanta, after the upgrade dropped to about 90. They also lost many 
> loyal listeners in Tallahassee Fla, as the cable system there that 
> reliably picked them up OTA some 360 miles away in Tally lost the signal.
>




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